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complex located at

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, Maryland, United States. It consists of six standing 19th century frame

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and structures: mill, miller's house, barn, corn crib, carriage house, and chicken house. The property also includes the ruins of a stone spring house, and the stone abutments of a frame, Federal-era covered bridge. The focus of the complex is the three-story stone and frame mill building built ''circa'' 1818. The ground story is constructed of coursed stone rubble, and the upper stories from clapboard. The family first started a mill on this site in 1781; this particular mill ceased production in the 1920s. Ivory Mills was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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*, including photo from 1996, Maryland Historical Trust website Grinding mills in Maryland Buildings and structures in Harford County, Maryland Industrial buildings completed in 1781 National Register of Historic Places in Harford County, Maryland Grinding mills on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland {{HarfordCountyMD-NRHP-stub